HOUSE BILL No. 4696

 

May 15, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Palsrok, Tobocman, Amos, McConico, Bisbee, DeRoche, Elkins, Sak, Gieleghem, Palmer, Vagnozzi, Minore, Gillard, Brandenburg, Law, Spade, Rivet, Koetje, Pappageorge, Stahl, Byrum, Gleason and Stewart and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1973 PA 43, entitled                                              

                                                                                

    "An act to permit associations, institutions and credit unions to           

    process or handle food stamps; and to prescribe powers and                  

    duties,"                                                                    

                                                                                

    by amending section 1 (MCL 400.171).                                        

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 1.  As used in this act:                                               

                                                                                

2       (a) "Association" means an association as defined in section                

                                                                                

3   112 of Act No. 156 of the Public Acts of 1964, being section               

                                                                                

4   489.512 of the Michigan Compiled Laws  108 of the savings and               

                                                                                

5   loan act of 1980, 1980 PA 307, MCL 491.108.                                 

                                                                                

6       (b) "Department" means the  state department of social                      

                                                                                

7   services  family independence agency.                                       

                                                                                

8       (c) "Food stamps" means the coupons issued pursuant to the                  

                                                                                

9   food stamp program established pursuant to  title 7 of the United           

                                                                                

10  States code, section 2011, et sequence, as amended  the food                

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   stamp act of 1977, Public Law 88-525, 7 U.S.C. 2011 to 2012 and             

                                                                                

2   2013 to 2036.                                                               

                                                                                

3       (d) "Institution" means an institution as defined in section                

                                                                                

4   5 of Act No. 319 of the Public Acts of 1969, being section                 

                                                                                

5   487.305 of the Michigan Compiled Laws  1202 of the banking code             

                                                                                

6   of 1999, 1999 PA 276, MCL 487.11202.                                        

                                                                                

7       (e) "Credit union" means a domestic credit union as that                    

                                                                                

8   term is defined in  section 1 of Act No. 285 of the Public Acts             

                                                                                

9   of 1925, being section 490.1 of the Michigan Compiled Laws                  

                                                                                

10  section 102 of the credit union act.                                        

                                                                                

11      Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take                      

                                                                                

12  effect unless Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4694                   

                                                                                

13  (request no. 00398'03) of the 92nd Legislature is enacted into              

                                                                                

14  law.